CVE-2009-2476
highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.029 · 87 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The Java Management Extensions (JMX) implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15, and OpenJDK, does not properly enforce OpenType checks, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging finalizer resurrection to obtain a reference to a privileged object.
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affected products (3)
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references (34)
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- http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36162enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36176enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36180enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37386enisa_euvd
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xmlenisa_euvd
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